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elips.

ellipse

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈelips/Standard-Indonesian[ˈe.lips]Standard-Indonesian
  1. ellipse a closed curve, the locus of a point such that the sum of the distances from that point to two other fixed points (called the foci of the ellipse) is constant; equivalently, the conic section that is the intersection of a cone with a plane that does not intersect the base of the cone.

  2. ellipse ellipsis, the removal from a phrase of a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly understood without having to be stated.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Dutch ellips (“ellipse”), from Latin ellipsis, based on Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (élleipsis, “omission”).

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